Regional Kingdoms: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Medieval History)
1 previous year UPSC Prelims question on Regional Kingdoms (Medieval History). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
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UPSC 2004Medieval History · Regional Kingdoms
Q1. How did the dynasty of Nizam Shahis of Ahmadnagar come to an end?
Explanation
The Nizam Shahi dynasty (1490 to 1633 AD) ended when the Mughals annexed Ahmadnagar in 1633. Hussain Shah, the last ruler, was captured and imprisoned for life by the Mughal forces, marking the dynasty’s end and strengthening Mughal control over the Deccan.
Option (b) is incorrect: Nizam-ul-Mulk, a key figure of the Nizam Shahi dynasty of Ahmadnagar, did not die as a result of battle with the Mughals. Instead, he passed away from natural causes.
Option (c) is incorrect: The son of Malik Amber, Fateh Khan surrendered to the Mughals in the siege of Daulatabad in 1633 and handed over the young Nizam Shahi ruler Hussain Shah to the Mughals who was sent as a prisoner to the fort of Gwalior.
Option (d) is incorrect: Malik Ambar was a prominent general and regent in the Ahmadnagar Sultanate, but he died in 1626, and the Nizam Shahi dynasty’s formal end came in 1636. Furthermore, the entire royal family was not killed by Mughal troops.
Answer key for these questions
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UPSC year
Correct answer
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2004
(a) Ahmadnagar was annexed into the Mughal Empire and Hussain Shah was given life imprisonment
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This page covers 1 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on Regional Kingdoms (Medieval History), asked from 1998 to 2023. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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